Paisley Book Festival.
The Paisley Book Festival is a platform for celebrating books, reading, and writing in Paisley over three days.
The festival connects readers and writers with bold, contemporary ideas, engages established audiences, inspires new ones and serves as an effective marketplace for the writing and publishing world.
Now entering its seventh year, the theme for Paisley Book Festival 2026 is Everyday Heroes, Everlasting Icons.
Who do you look up to? Here at Paisley Book Festival, we’re spoilt for choice with awe-inspiring authors breezing through our doors every day. This year is no different, and we’re excited to welcome some of Scotland’s most iconic writers, thinkers, and creatives to share their latest stories, best-loved characters, and life-changing ideas. We’ll also be asking them who their role models are, and where else we should be looking for inspiration when the world feels lacking. Of course, not all heroes are well-known, and many of our favourite books feature ordinary people who go the extra mile to really make a difference. So, what really makes a hero? Join us at Paisley Book Festival and find out.
The Paisley Book Festival is a platform for celebrating books, reading, and writing in Paisley over three days.
The festival connects readers and writers with bold, contemporary ideas, engages established audiences, inspires new ones and serves as an effective marketplace for the writing and publishing world.
Now entering its seventh year, the theme for Paisley Book Festival 2026 is Everyday Heroes, Everlasting Icons.
Who do you look up to? Here at Paisley Book Festival, we’re spoilt for choice with awe-inspiring authors breezing through our doors every day. This year is no different, and we’re excited to welcome some of Scotland’s most iconic writers, thinkers, and creatives to share their latest stories, best-loved characters, and life-changing ideas. We’ll also be asking them who their role models are, and where else we should be looking for inspiration when the world feels lacking. Of course, not all heroes are well-known, and many of our favourite books feature ordinary people who go the extra mile to really make a difference. So, what really makes a hero? Join us at Paisley Book Festival and find out.